Darlene McDonald
@darlenemcdonald.com
Novelist. Essayist. Writer of Political and Civil Rights History
https://darlenemcdonald.substack.com
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The same way they’re bombing narco boats in the Caribbean Sea and eastern Pacific Ocean.
They’re bombing Black and brown people for sport.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/25/u...
They’re bombing Black and brown people for sport.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/25/u...
U.S. Strikes ISIS in Nigeria After Trump Warned of Attacks on Christians
www.nytimes.com
December 26, 2025 at 4:52 AM
The same way they’re bombing narco boats in the Caribbean Sea and eastern Pacific Ocean.
They’re bombing Black and brown people for sport.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/25/u...
They’re bombing Black and brown people for sport.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/25/u...
Your president on Christmas.
December 26, 2025 at 3:43 AM
Your president on Christmas.
First Family
First Couple
If a picture is worth a thousand words.
Nothing speaks to the calamity wrought by this administration like the cold, empty, and emotionless image of the couple currently occupying the nation’s First House.
How far have we fallen.
First Couple
If a picture is worth a thousand words.
Nothing speaks to the calamity wrought by this administration like the cold, empty, and emotionless image of the couple currently occupying the nation’s First House.
How far have we fallen.
December 26, 2025 at 3:41 AM
First Family
First Couple
If a picture is worth a thousand words.
Nothing speaks to the calamity wrought by this administration like the cold, empty, and emotionless image of the couple currently occupying the nation’s First House.
How far have we fallen.
First Couple
If a picture is worth a thousand words.
Nothing speaks to the calamity wrought by this administration like the cold, empty, and emotionless image of the couple currently occupying the nation’s First House.
How far have we fallen.
The Nigerian government would be making a big mistake to trust this administration.
December 26, 2025 at 1:33 AM
The Nigerian government would be making a big mistake to trust this administration.
December 23, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Turning Point USA sought to cancel Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl performance because MAGA hadn’t realized Puerto Ricans are U.S citizens.
Bad Bunny is a U.S citizen
Nicki Minaj isn’t.
Pass it on.
Bad Bunny is a U.S citizen
Nicki Minaj isn’t.
Pass it on.
December 23, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Turning Point USA sought to cancel Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl performance because MAGA hadn’t realized Puerto Ricans are U.S citizens.
Bad Bunny is a U.S citizen
Nicki Minaj isn’t.
Pass it on.
Bad Bunny is a U.S citizen
Nicki Minaj isn’t.
Pass it on.
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Forget about the nonsense stories like the Kennedy Center being renamed or whatever Bari Weiss is doing
At least 3,800 immigrant children were detained in 2025. Now, kids are not supposed to be kept more than 20 days
At least 1,300 of them have been held longer than 20 days-some for over 4 months
At least 3,800 immigrant children were detained in 2025. Now, kids are not supposed to be kept more than 20 days
At least 1,300 of them have been held longer than 20 days-some for over 4 months
December 19, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Forget about the nonsense stories like the Kennedy Center being renamed or whatever Bari Weiss is doing
At least 3,800 immigrant children were detained in 2025. Now, kids are not supposed to be kept more than 20 days
At least 1,300 of them have been held longer than 20 days-some for over 4 months
At least 3,800 immigrant children were detained in 2025. Now, kids are not supposed to be kept more than 20 days
At least 1,300 of them have been held longer than 20 days-some for over 4 months
Exactly
Don’t be fooled. This isn’t a family of crime fighters.
It’s a family with a slave-catcher mindset, and they made a money move.
It’s a family with a slave-catcher mindset, and they made a money move.
December 18, 2025 at 5:00 AM
Exactly
Deleted the Obama post. It was AI-Generated. I got too busy and didn’t double-check, even though I should have known better.
Keep challenging EVERYTHING. 👊🏾
P.S. I’m still mad about that Tina Turner statute.
Keep challenging EVERYTHING. 👊🏾
P.S. I’m still mad about that Tina Turner statute.
December 17, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Deleted the Obama post. It was AI-Generated. I got too busy and didn’t double-check, even though I should have known better.
Keep challenging EVERYTHING. 👊🏾
P.S. I’m still mad about that Tina Turner statute.
Keep challenging EVERYTHING. 👊🏾
P.S. I’m still mad about that Tina Turner statute.
1. This is not a legal declaration of war.
2. WTH is he talking about?
3. We just pulled a Russia on Venezuela.
4. This was always about the oil. Never about drugs.
2. WTH is he talking about?
3. We just pulled a Russia on Venezuela.
4. This was always about the oil. Never about drugs.
December 17, 2025 at 2:26 PM
1. This is not a legal declaration of war.
2. WTH is he talking about?
3. We just pulled a Russia on Venezuela.
4. This was always about the oil. Never about drugs.
2. WTH is he talking about?
3. We just pulled a Russia on Venezuela.
4. This was always about the oil. Never about drugs.
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Q: What exactly was the evidence that led you to this person of interest?
A: …this specific one it was actually picked up by the, by the FBI, and they followed through with it, and they ended up coming and locating this individual of interest.
A: …this specific one it was actually picked up by the, by the FBI, and they followed through with it, and they ended up coming and locating this individual of interest.
December 15, 2025 at 4:39 AM
Q: What exactly was the evidence that led you to this person of interest?
A: …this specific one it was actually picked up by the, by the FBI, and they followed through with it, and they ended up coming and locating this individual of interest.
A: …this specific one it was actually picked up by the, by the FBI, and they followed through with it, and they ended up coming and locating this individual of interest.
Your crazy uncle is not well.
December 11, 2025 at 7:16 PM
Your crazy uncle is not well.
American Renaissance Conference.
Here's who attended a white nationalist conference at a Tenn. state park.
Conference has been in place since 2012.
Here's who attended a white nationalist conference at a Tenn. state park.
Conference has been in place since 2012.
December 11, 2025 at 3:14 PM
American Renaissance Conference.
Here's who attended a white nationalist conference at a Tenn. state park.
Conference has been in place since 2012.
Here's who attended a white nationalist conference at a Tenn. state park.
Conference has been in place since 2012.
Oh lookey. This is what a phony peace prize buys these days.
DOJ dropped the charges days after Trump received the made-up inaugural FIFA Peace Prize.
Bribes in broad day light. Also, notice this CBS headline doesn't include the FIFA association. #compromised
www.cbsnews.com/news/doj-mov...
DOJ dropped the charges days after Trump received the made-up inaugural FIFA Peace Prize.
Bribes in broad day light. Also, notice this CBS headline doesn't include the FIFA association. #compromised
www.cbsnews.com/news/doj-mov...
Justice Department moves to drop charges in international soccer corruption case
Federal prosecutors in New York moved to drop charges against former Fox employee Hernan Lopez and Full Play Group, an Argentine sports media rights company.
www.cbsnews.com
December 11, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Oh lookey. This is what a phony peace prize buys these days.
DOJ dropped the charges days after Trump received the made-up inaugural FIFA Peace Prize.
Bribes in broad day light. Also, notice this CBS headline doesn't include the FIFA association. #compromised
www.cbsnews.com/news/doj-mov...
DOJ dropped the charges days after Trump received the made-up inaugural FIFA Peace Prize.
Bribes in broad day light. Also, notice this CBS headline doesn't include the FIFA association. #compromised
www.cbsnews.com/news/doj-mov...
Your peace President is trying to start a war with Venezuela.
Still think sinking those fishing boats had something to do with drugs?
Iraq didn't have WMDs. Those fishing boats didn't have drugs.
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
Still think sinking those fishing boats had something to do with drugs?
Iraq didn't have WMDs. Those fishing boats didn't have drugs.
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
U.S. seizes oil tanker amid tensions with Venezuela and health care disagreements plague the GOP: Morning Rundown
Plus, a test of AI-powered children's toys reveals a not so kid-friendly side.
www.nbcnews.com
December 11, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Your peace President is trying to start a war with Venezuela.
Still think sinking those fishing boats had something to do with drugs?
Iraq didn't have WMDs. Those fishing boats didn't have drugs.
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
Still think sinking those fishing boats had something to do with drugs?
Iraq didn't have WMDs. Those fishing boats didn't have drugs.
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...
Current edition of The New Yorker.
While many Americans experience an affordability crisis from groceries to healthcare, Trump proceeds with his golden ballroom, unfazed.
While many Americans experience an affordability crisis from groceries to healthcare, Trump proceeds with his golden ballroom, unfazed.
December 8, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Current edition of The New Yorker.
While many Americans experience an affordability crisis from groceries to healthcare, Trump proceeds with his golden ballroom, unfazed.
While many Americans experience an affordability crisis from groceries to healthcare, Trump proceeds with his golden ballroom, unfazed.
I’m sure #BlackMAGA sees nothing wrong.
December 6, 2025 at 10:57 PM
I’m sure #BlackMAGA sees nothing wrong.
The photographer that snapped this gem deserves whatever is the highest award given for photography.
There is no other image that captures this true essence of this ‘award’ exactly as it should be captured.
There is no other image that captures this true essence of this ‘award’ exactly as it should be captured.
December 6, 2025 at 6:45 AM
The photographer that snapped this gem deserves whatever is the highest award given for photography.
There is no other image that captures this true essence of this ‘award’ exactly as it should be captured.
There is no other image that captures this true essence of this ‘award’ exactly as it should be captured.
Jesus took the wheel and drove the car over the cliff.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
What we know about suspected DC pipe bomber Brian Cole Jr
He is a "quiet guy" and told investigators he thought the 2020 election was "rigged", US media reports say.
www.bbc.com
December 5, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Jesus took the wheel and drove the car over the cliff.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
www.bbc.com/news/article...
High-performance Speedboats (2nd image) might get 43-87 nautical miles before needing to refuel.
The sea distance from Venezuela (Puerto Cabello) to Florida (eMiami) is about 1,500-2,000 nautical miles.
There isn't a Chevron in the South Caribbean or East Pacific Ocean.
The math isn't mathing.
The sea distance from Venezuela (Puerto Cabello) to Florida (eMiami) is about 1,500-2,000 nautical miles.
There isn't a Chevron in the South Caribbean or East Pacific Ocean.
The math isn't mathing.
December 5, 2025 at 5:00 PM
High-performance Speedboats (2nd image) might get 43-87 nautical miles before needing to refuel.
The sea distance from Venezuela (Puerto Cabello) to Florida (eMiami) is about 1,500-2,000 nautical miles.
There isn't a Chevron in the South Caribbean or East Pacific Ocean.
The math isn't mathing.
The sea distance from Venezuela (Puerto Cabello) to Florida (eMiami) is about 1,500-2,000 nautical miles.
There isn't a Chevron in the South Caribbean or East Pacific Ocean.
The math isn't mathing.
'They're not like us' Right-wing-style.
Hispanic immigrants are MS-13
Haitian immigrants are eating dogs and cats
Somalian immigrants steal PPP Funds
White South Africans are victims and given refugee status by the U.S. government, which makes them eligible for government benefits and assistance.
Hispanic immigrants are MS-13
Haitian immigrants are eating dogs and cats
Somalian immigrants steal PPP Funds
White South Africans are victims and given refugee status by the U.S. government, which makes them eligible for government benefits and assistance.
December 5, 2025 at 4:35 PM
'They're not like us' Right-wing-style.
Hispanic immigrants are MS-13
Haitian immigrants are eating dogs and cats
Somalian immigrants steal PPP Funds
White South Africans are victims and given refugee status by the U.S. government, which makes them eligible for government benefits and assistance.
Hispanic immigrants are MS-13
Haitian immigrants are eating dogs and cats
Somalian immigrants steal PPP Funds
White South Africans are victims and given refugee status by the U.S. government, which makes them eligible for government benefits and assistance.
See the pattern? It’s not like Trump hid how he felt about ‘the Blacks’ or African and Hispanic immigrants. They were so desperate for white approval they pretended to not see or hear.
The Democratic Party didn’t leave them, it included those that look like them, and that was their problem.
The Democratic Party didn’t leave them, it included those that look like them, and that was their problem.
December 5, 2025 at 2:10 PM
See the pattern? It’s not like Trump hid how he felt about ‘the Blacks’ or African and Hispanic immigrants. They were so desperate for white approval they pretended to not see or hear.
The Democratic Party didn’t leave them, it included those that look like them, and that was their problem.
The Democratic Party didn’t leave them, it included those that look like them, and that was their problem.
This is called kidnapping. There have been other times in history--both in the U.S and around the world, when this type of abduction by the government were allowed to happen. All of them were on the wrong side of good and evil.
FLORIDA — Woman in scrubs: “I’m a U.S. citizen! Why are you doing this to me??”
December 5, 2025 at 1:50 PM
This is called kidnapping. There have been other times in history--both in the U.S and around the world, when this type of abduction by the government were allowed to happen. All of them were on the wrong side of good and evil.
SCOTUS is prepping to end the Voting Rights Act with the help of Clarence Thomas
Wow! The Supreme Court basically just said, if you want to do racial gerrymandering, have at it.
Let’s be clear, what Texas did was racial gerrymandering, plain and simple. SCOTUS just opened the floodgates.
Let’s be clear, what Texas did was racial gerrymandering, plain and simple. SCOTUS just opened the floodgates.
December 5, 2025 at 3:33 AM
SCOTUS is prepping to end the Voting Rights Act with the help of Clarence Thomas
A Supreme Court with a Justice that flies the flag upside down when his political party isn’t in power is the same Supreme Court with a Justice that allows illegally drawn maps to be used to help rig an election.
December 5, 2025 at 3:30 AM
A Supreme Court with a Justice that flies the flag upside down when his political party isn’t in power is the same Supreme Court with a Justice that allows illegally drawn maps to be used to help rig an election.